The Outcasts Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCC DBDBEE FGHGII JKJKLL BMBMGG NONPQQ JRJRSS TUTUVV AIAIWW| The smile of God was in the air | A |
| Enwreathed in veils of silvery hue | B |
| The valley lay divinely fair | A |
| Beneath a cloudless vault of blue | B |
| And singing like a bird set free | C |
| The river hurried to the sea | C |
| - | |
| Through Alpine ether crystal clear | D |
| The genial sun of South Tyrol | B |
| Diffused its blessed warmth and cheer | D |
| Enriching body mind and soul | B |
| While music floated o'er the stream | E |
| And made such beauty seem a dream | E |
| - | |
| Enraptured with the sun's caress | F |
| And windless warmth 'mid peaks of snow | G |
| In careless quest of happiness | H |
| The gay world sauntered to and fro | G |
| Or seated on the well kept strand | I |
| Enjoyed the music of the band | I |
| - | |
| Upon a bench remote from those | J |
| Whose dress betokened rank or wealth | K |
| Sat two poor waifs whose weary pose | J |
| Betrayed a fruitless search for health | K |
| An aged couple near their end | L |
| United yet without a friend | L |
| - | |
| But still they bravely tried to smile | B |
| So warm the sun so fair the scene | M |
| They could be happy yet a while | B |
| Ere death's cold shadow crept between | M |
| And music's softly rhythmic flow | G |
| Recalled their youth of long ago | G |
| - | |
| Begone a watchman's voice exclaimed | N |
| Your rustic garb is much too poor | O |
| How comes it you are not ashamed | N |
| In such a place to play the boor | P |
| From company like this withdraw | Q |
| Obey the mandate of the law | Q |
| - | |
| The startled strangers meekly rose | J |
| And moved away with downcast eyes | R |
| Too wonted to such cruel blows | J |
| To manifest the least surprise | R |
| Too humbled to inquire why | S |
| Too timid to attempt reply | S |
| - | |
| Poor outcasts from that joyous stage | T |
| Where well dressed hundreds strolled at ease | U |
| With faltering steps and bowed with age | T |
| They vanished slowly 'neath the trees | U |
| But neither scanned the other's face | V |
| For fear a falling tear to trace | V |
| - | |
| Farewell sweet music laden air | A |
| And sunshine on the sheltered strand | I |
| I follow where that outcast pair | A |
| Are walking sadly hand in hand | I |
| For me your vaunted charm hath fled | W |
| While they remain uncomforted | W |
John L. Stoddard
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